Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will settle their bitter feud at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday April 26.
The British rivals finally agreed terms for their long-awaited showdown, with Turki Alalshikh revealing the bout will headline a stacked Riyadh Season event in north London.
Eubank Jr and Benn – the sons of great rivals Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn – were originally meant to face each other in October 2022, only for the latter to fail two drug tests.
Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom gives greater insight into Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn ahead of their match this year
Benn’s licence was removed by the British Boxing Board of Control but the suspensions were lifted last November after the National Anti-Doping Panel stated it was “not comfortably satisfied” the 28-year-old had committed a doping offence.
Since the cancelled fight over two years ago, Eubank Jr lost to Liam Smith but won the rematch in 2023 and only fought once in 2024, with a stoppage victory over Kamil Szeremeta.
Eubank Jr said he had been like Santa Claus with his offer to Benn
Benn spent 525 days out of the ring before boxing in America, beating Mexican Rodolfo Orozco in September 2023 in Florida, then Peter Dobson in Las Vegas last February. He took both of those wins by unanimous decision.
Saturday April 26: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Nigel Benn
- Anthony Yarde vs Lyndon Arthur
- Liam Smith vs Aaron McKenna
- Chris Billam-Smith vs Brandon Glanton
- Viddal Riley vs Cheavon Clarke
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